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Great Britain’s electricity on Friday 21 April 2017

On Friday 21 April, demand averaged 30.8 GW. Renewables supplied 21%.

30.8GW AVERAGEWind5.24 GW17%Hydro0.20 GW1%Solar1.04 GW3%Gas15.60 GW50%Coal0.00 GW0%Imports2.75 GW9%Nuclear6.61 GW21%30.8GW AVERAGE17%50%9%21%
Price
£37.08/MWh
Day average £37.08
Demand30.8GW
Generation 28.7Transfers 2.2
Fossil fuels50%
Renewables21%
Other30%
Carbon intensity
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Key moments

On Friday 21 April 2017, gas supplied 50% of Great Britain’s electricity and nuclear 21%. Demand peaked at 36.8 GW at 10:30. The price £37.08/MWh. Wind generation peaked at 7.1 GW at 14:05. Solar generation peaked at 3.5 GW at 11:30. The wholesale price ranged from £30.47/MWh at 00:30 to £54.79/MWh at 20:30. Gas made 54% of the electricity generated in Great Britain, compared with 43% across 2017.

Charts

Generation, demand, price and carbon

Generation by sourceGW · daily average below
Solar 1.043.3%Wind 5.2416.7%Gas 15.6049.6%Hydro 0.200.6%Biomass 0.000.0%Nuclear 6.6121.0%
Price£/MWh
Carbon intensitygCO₂/kWh
Demand and generationGW
Demand 30.8avgGeneration 28.7avgTransfers 2.2avg
The day in figurespeaks, averages, totals
Peak demand36.8GW · 10:30
Low 21.8 · 04:25Avg 30.80–40 GW
Made in Great Britain93%of demand
Generation 28.7Transfers 2.2 GW
Net imports57GWh
In
61 Out
4
Zero-carbon share46%of generation
Nuclear 23%Hydro 1%Wind 18%Solar 4%

Transfers · Fri 21 Apr

Interconnectors and storage

On Friday 21 April 2017, Great Britain imported 61 GWh and exported 4 GWh through its interconnectors. The most came from France (36 GWh), and the most exports went to Ireland (3 GWh).

All interconnectors

Fri 21 Apr
Imported
61GWh
Exported
4GWh
Net in
57GWh
Average net flow
2.39GW in

Into Great BritainOut of Great Britain

Belgium

Nemo Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Denmark

Viking Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

France

IFA · IFA2 · ElecLink

Average1.49GWImporting

In 36.3 GWhOut 0.5 GWh

Ireland

Moyle · East–West · Greenlink

Average0.04GWExporting

In 2.2 GWhOut 3.0 GWh

Netherlands

BritNed

Average0.93GWImporting

In 22.4 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Norway

North Sea Link

Average0.00GWIdle

In 0.0 GWhOut 0.0 GWh

Pumped storage

Dinorwig · Cruachan · Ffestiniog · Foyers

Average0.22GWPumping

Generated 5.2 GWhPumped 10.5 GWh

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